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Dufort, Teresa M., McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7145 - teresa.dufort@mcmillan.ca
Teresa Dufort is a partner in McMillan's Advocacy & Litigation Group, Co-Leader of the firm's Product
Liability Defence and Regulatory Group and active in the Class Action Group. She also serves as the firm's
Chief Executive Officer. Teresa's practice is heavily focused on product liability defense and products related
regulatory issues. She acts as the prime Canadian counsel to numerous Canadian, American, European and
Asian manufacturers and distributors of consumer and industrial products. She has extensive experience
defending class actions and both individual and commercial product liability lawsuits involving a broad
range of products including motor vehicles, fire and security products, medical devices, consumer products,
recreational products, construction and industrial machinery, building materials and swimming pools. She
is also one of Canada's leading authorities on the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act (vehicle emissions) and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.
Lexpert Ranking: RR
Harrison, Brett G., McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7932 - brett.harrison@mcmillan.ca
Brett Harrison is Co-Chair of the firm's Insolvency Litigation Group and is cross-appointed to the Com-
mercial Litigation and Corporate Restructuring Groups. He is also National Marketing Partner for the
Advocacy and Employment Group. He has significant expertise in complex corporate commercial litigation
and is a member of the Commercial List Users Committee, a joint committee of 20 members of the bar and
bench of the Toronto Commercial List Court. Brett has significant experience acting for financial institu-
tions including Citibank, Wells Fargo, Bank of New York Mellon and RBC. He is an active member of the
American Bar Association where he currently serves in leadership as co-chair of the Professional Develop-
ment Committee, and the American Counsel Association where he currently serves as Vice-President Elect.
Brett is the editor of the firm's Cross-Border and Financial Services Litigation Bulletins, and is editing a book
on international discovery for the ABA. Brett is also the Secretary of the Toronto Lawyers' Association
and the Pro Bono Partner for the firm's Toronto office.
Maidment, Scott, McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7911 - scott.maidment@mcmillan.ca
Scott Maidment is one of Canada's leading litigation counsel. He has appeared before trial and appellate
courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and before arbitration tribunals in
Canada and the United States. He has been repeatedly listed in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to
the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation
Lawyers in Canada, and the Lexpert®/Report on Business — Leading Litigation Lawyers. Scott is recognized
in Canada and abroad as one of the world's top product liability lawyers, and is known especially for his
work in class actions and complex cases, particularly for companies in the life sciences industry. His trial
and appellate practice has also covered a wide range of other legal disputes in a number of economic sectors.
He has conducted trials, arbitrations, applications and appeals involving issues of contract, competition law,
negligence, insurance law, defamation, employment law, real estate, constitutional law, human rights,
and transportation law.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
Parliament, Lisa, McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7801 - lisa.parliament@mcmillan.ca
Lisa Parliament is a partner in the firm's Litigation and Competition groups. Repeatedly identified by Best
Lawyers in e Best Lawyers in Canada and by Who's Who Legal, Lisa is regularly retained to assist some
of the world's best known brands in complex litigation and regulatory matters. Lisa acts as coordinating or
national coordinating counsel for a number of companies, assisting with management of their cases across
jurisdictions. She is recognized for her experience in defending complex cases and has worked alongside
leading companies, their global counsel teams and institutions to respond to numerous high profile national
and international class actions. Recognized as one of Canada's best known product liability lawyers, Lisa
has extensive experience resolving compliance issues and working with companies to manage domestic and
international product recalls. Lisa has also provided advice and advocacy for companies in investigations and
proceedings involving regulatory, compliance, competition, privacy and data breach, commercial, negligence
and consumer protection matters.
